A Grade 12 learner at Simataa Secondary School in the Zambezi Region, Matengu Lubasi, remains bedridden after an alleged assault by fellow learner Sinyama Simataa over an unpaid loan of N$20. The incident occurred on 23 March in the school’s hostel dormitories.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform (MAFWLR) is intensifying emergency assistance to farmers in the Zambezi Region, where floods have severely affected crop production.
The Chief Executive Officer of Katima Mulilo Town Council, Rafael Liswaniso has been suspended once again with strict conditions requiring him to remain within the town's jurisdiction, among other requirements.
Liswaniso was suspended first last year and faced 44 misconduct related charges.
The Office of the Zambezi Governor handed over 2900 sanitary pads to the education directorate through the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare.
The donation follows an initiative launched by Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare to break barriers for albinism and menstrual health.
Ngweze Primary School, located in the Zambezi Region, has recognised the achievements of learners and teachers in the previous academic year.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform has rolled out interventions to assist flood-affected farmers in the Zambezi Region.
The ministry has stepped in by removing the produce of farmers whose fields are submerged by water.
A former learner of Impalila Combined School in the Zambezi Region, Brian Shamalaza, has given back to the school by donating school uniforms and accessories to needy learners.
The donation benefited 73 learners from Grade 1 to Grade 11.
Some relocated learners from flood-affected schools in the Zambezi Region are steadily adjusting to their new environment at Lusese, where temporary facilities have been set up to ensure the continuation of teaching and learning.
Efforts continue to relocate and accommodate many flood-affected people in the Zambezi Region, with the most pressing concern being ensuring learners are settled so schools can resume.
The Zambezi Region is facing a double-barreled disaster following the outbreak of locusts in some areas.
The region is already dealing with worsening floods that have displaced residents, and schools have been closed.
